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22 Oct 2009 |
New edition e-newsletter Plant Life
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| Plant Research International is a part of the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR. "Plant Life" is the e-newsletter of the Plant Sciences Group. With this newsletter we present you some of the news... more |
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23 Sep 2009 |
Potato Genome Sequence Released by International Group of Scientists
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| The Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium (PGSC), an international group of scientists has announced that it has released the first draft sequence of the potato genome. The PGSC started work on the... more |
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14 Sep 2009 |
Early detection Opogona now possible
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| Pheromone traps available for use in practice
Researchers of Wageningen UR have discovered a new sex pheromone for easy and specific detection of infestations and contaminations of the banana borer... more |
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10 Sep 2009 |
Novel breeding strategy for plant resistance
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| Disabling certain plant genes instead of adding resistance genes is a promising strategy for giving crops long-term resistance to diseases. Researcher Yuling Bai and professors Evert Jacobsen and... more |
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Genome of potato pathogen sequenced
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| Scientists have unravelled the genome of Phytophthora infestans, the pathogen that poses the most serious threat to the world’s potato crop. Nearly one hundred researchers from 34 institutes in six... more |
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26 Aug 2009 |
Van den Ende General Director Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR
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| The Executive Board of Wageningen UR has per 1 September 2009 appointed Dr Ernst van den Ende (46) as General Director of the Plant Sciences Group (PSG). He succeeds Prof. Raoul Bino who takes up a... more |
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24 Aug 2009 |
Keygene and Wageningen UR sign a licensing agreement and strengthen their collaboration
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| Keygene N.V. and Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) signed a licensing agreement that strengthens and expands their long lasting relationship on August 17, 2009. The agreement... more |
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20 Aug 2009 |
Weed ever growing problem, also in agriculture in the Netherlands
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| Weed is not only a major problem for farmers in developing countries but farmers in rich countries are also facing increasing weed problems. This is the view of Bert Lotz of Plant Research... more |
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10 Aug 2009 |
Bacterial leaf spot infestation visible in strawberry
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| Bacterial leaf spot disease is caused by Xanthomonas fragariae. This disease causes much damage in strawberry propagation and production. This slow-growing bacterium is difficult to trace.
Infested... more |
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10 Jul 2009 |
25 Million euros for unique research into photosynthetic energy from plants and algae
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| ‘Artificial leaves can generate energy’
On Friday 10 July the research programme Towards Biosolar Cells was granted a budget of 25 million euros by the Dutch Government. The Ministry of Agriculture,... more |
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8 Jul 2009 |
Bacteria from manure may get into crops
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| Bacteria in manure that are harmful to humans may reproduce around the roots of plants and get into the groundwater. This has been demonstrated by Dr. A.V. Semenov, researcher at the chair group... more |
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New website: QBOL - Quarantine Barcoding of Life
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| Wednesday 8 July 2009 the new www.qbol.org has been launched. The site offers information about the on going process of DNA barcoding of plant pathogenic quarantine organisms. The site has been built... more |
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15 Jun 2009 |
Can biofuels be sustainable by 2020?
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| A joint study of Wageningen University and Research Centre, Ecofys, ECN and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) concludes that not all the sustainability criteria as set by the... more |
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2 Jun 2009 |
Advisers to test drive ENDURE Information Centre
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| ENDURE’S Information Centre (EIC) will be tested by advisers at the Cereals Event 2009 on June 10 and 11 at Royston, Hertfordshire, UK. EIC is the web-based system for sharing Best Practices across... more |